would you suggest we deal with non-violent drug offenders? While whites consistently report drug usage rates equal to or higher than blacks and Hispanics‚ they are much more rarely arrested for such? Discuss potential reasons for this discrepancy. mandatory minimum sentences for low-level‚ non-violent drug offenders (YES or NO) How do we deal with non-violent drug offenders? That’s the question! There would be no hesitation if putting a violent criminal behind bars for a very long time. Murderers‚
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remaining abstinent after treatment. Alternative methods of treatment at these centers‚ such as acupuncture‚ have not been proven to be effective at promoting abstinence‚ but may help to ease withdrawal symptoms. In addition to enrolling in a rehabilitation program at a licensed facility‚ the individual should seek out support from his or her family members‚ as this will help the individual cope with the enormous stress of giving up alcohol. Alcoholism and Its Treatment Options Alcohol
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A prison system which is first and foremost a place of punishment cannot be relied on to eliminate criminal behaviour. Only punishment without education could not teach the prisoners that their behaviours are criminal and harmful to the society; however‚ an appropriate education strategy could. Consequently‚ the recidivism can be reduced. For example‚ several criminals commit a crime because of a lack of law knowledge. If these prisoners could be educated what a crime is‚ they would not commit it
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Women prisons have less population than male prisons. Two out of every three women in prison have children. One out of three are pregnant when being incarcerated. There are many debates between the citizens and the community that pregnant women should not be incarcerated. If the women commit the crime‚ they should to their time. But I also believe in people changing and learning from their mistakes‚ with the jail programs and rehabilitation to learn from their mistakes and not go to prison in their
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deviant behaviour throughout their lives. These patterns are resistant to change and some young offenders seem to be unaware of the seriousness or deviance of their behaviour. Statistics such as those mentioned earlier‚ and the high risk that perpetrators pose to their victims and the community at large‚ supports the need for effective treatment programs that will decrease the likelihood that offenders will continue such destructive patterns of
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“deinstitutionalize” the mentally ill – prisons and jails became the new de facto mental health asylums. In 2015‚ according to the Treatment Advocacy Center‚ in 44 of the 50 states‚ “the largest prison or jail held more people with serious mental illness than the largest psychiatrist hospital.” Therefore‚ in a country where incarcerating people with mental challenges seems to be a more viable option than treatment‚ it is inevitable to question the policies and
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Jail and Prison Kyle T Klusacek March 11‚ 2013 Jail and Prison During the last three decades‚ prisons and jails have become full to capacity because of an increase in drug laws and repeat offenders. Before prisons took control‚ early punishments were brutal and not humane. There are two different cultures when discussing jails and prisons. Jails can be seen as short term whereas prisons are long term. Crime has been an increasing factor in today’s society‚ prisons and jails hold the offenders
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Running Head: Employment Barriers of Ex Offenders Employment Barriers of Ex Offenders CJ 483 Prisoner Re-Entry Jackson State University Finding Employment quickly is a priority for individuals leaving prison‚ and is usually mandated as a parole requirement. Ex offenders often require some flexibility in their jobs‚ in order to meet court ordered or parole mandates‚ such as drug counseling‚ and therapy‚ and to meet regularly with their parole officers. Returning prisoners also enter a competitive
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Prison Issues [pic] While prisons house a number a social outcast‚ misfits and some all around dangerous people‚ they face a number of problems as well. The prison agencies are taking steps to deal with health threats from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Justice Department reported that twenty-two thousand four hundred eighty state and federal inmates were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Another issue prisons are facing is dealing
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services to both adult and juvenile offenders on probation. They work to rehabilitate offenders by conducting offender risk assessments‚ enforce the conditions of court orders‚ and help to ensure that the offenders are aware of the impact of their crime on the victims and the public. Probation officers help judges to decide on the sentence‚ interview probationers to determine the effectiveness of probation supervision‚ provide pre-sentence reports on offenders who are charged‚ and recommend the
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